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The Hunger Games 2012 PG-13 CC

4.3 out of 5 stars (12,813) IMDb 7.3/10
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THE FIRST FILM IN THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE. Based on the best-selling book, 16-year-old Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games.

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Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley
Runtime:
2 hours, 22 minutes

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Genres Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Director Gary Ross
Starring Stanley Tucci, Wes Bentley
Supporting actors Jennifer Lawrence, Willow Shields, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Paula Malcomson, Rhoda Griffis, Sandino Moya, Josh Hutcherson, Raiko Bowman, Dwayne Boyd, Anthony Reynolds, Judd Lormand, Woody Harrelson, Toby Jones, Kimiko Gelman, Nelson Ascencio, Bruce Bundy
Studio Lionsgate
MPAA rating PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Captions and subtitles English Details
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5.0 out of 5 starsA masterpiece! An excellent film about courage, hope and human dignity facing the all powerful totalitarian tyranny!
By Maciej TOP 1000 REVIEWER on March 22, 2012
Format: DVD
"Hunger Games" is certainly the best film I have seen since many many months, and it is a very successful adaptation of an excellent book.

In my personal opinion, both the book and the film are much deeper and much more ambitious, than what most critics and reviewers would make us believe. After reading the reviews in "New York Times", "Le Monde" and on "Msn.com" (to cite only few) I was surprised that they mostly missed everything that is important in this film. With a kind of amused superiority, which people from Capitol in this movie would immediately recognize, the "professional" reviewers pointed at the obvious allusions to gladiator fights, the reality shows, the importance of trashy entertainment in today's TV, the search for a new franchise able to replace "Twilight", etc., etc.

But they almost entirely failed to see, that this film is first and above all about much more important things: how to keep hope, not lose the courage and preserve humanity and dignity under a totalitarian oppressive regime.

I believe that almost everybody now knows that when writing "Hunger Games" Susan Collins attempted basically a modern (even futurist) retelling of the old Greek myth of Theseus and Minotaur. According to this ancient tale, after losing a war, every year the city of Athens had to send a tribute of seven young men and seven maidens to the king of Crete. Once there the young people were locked in the Labyrinth, to be devoured by the monster Minotaur. This yearly punishment and humiliation lasted until Theseus, crown prince of Athens, volunteered to be one of the tributes and once locked in the Labyrinth he defeated and killed the Minotaur.

In "Hunger Games" what was once United States (and I think also Canada) is now called the Panem.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsToo pretty, too santized -- the film has none of the emotional impact of the novel
By Kathy Cunningham TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 24, 2012
Format: DVD
Director Gary Ross's version of Suzanne Collins's HUNGER GAMES manages to sanitize the entire concept of kids-killing-kids in order to produce a PG-13 blockbuster that's sure to rake in the big bucks. But what was devastating and heart-wrenching in the novel is glossed over and prettified here, leaving me feeling none of the emotional impact I experienced in reading the book.

[**SPOILER WARNING** I'm assuming readers are familiar with the novel, so some plot elements will be discussed in this review.]

Don't get me wrong, this is a slick and well-made film, with plenty of action and a sensational performance from Jennifer Lawrence as heroine Katniss Everdeen. The settings are well done, especially the Capitol in all its crazy-colored chic-ness and over-the-top luxury. District 12, the poorest district in Panem, is believably presented as well, complete with starving people dressed in rags and walking like zombies to their depressing jobs. The scene of the "Reaping" is chillingly done, and the scenes of Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) getting primped and trained in the Capitol hit perfect satiric notes (it's all so "reality TV," which is what makes it all so believable).

What doesn't work are the scenes of the Games themselves. From the start, Ross misses the mark. When the Games are seconds from beginning, the 24 teens are standing in a semi-circle, staring down at weapons and backpacks strewn about around the Cornucopia as they wait for the countdown to hit zero. We need to feel what they're feeling. We need to feel their terror, their horror, and yes, even their excitement. But Ross doesn't let us feel any of that.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starstwo star movie, but five star concept
By Wikileaker on August 30, 2012
Format: DVD
There are a great many things wrong with this movie. The dialogue and character development are juvenile and boring (it was, after all, a so-called "young adult" book). Characters take actions that are not logical or reasonable. Much time is wasted developing threads that are never brought to fruition. This is perhaps because the story is Part One of a trilogy of books. Regardless, I am reviewing what now exists, and this movie doesn't hang together alone (without Parts Two and Three).

A few examples of what my summary above includes:
1) At the initial battle at the Cornucopia, when the girl from District 2 is chasing after Katniss, we are not shown how Katniss got away. The camera simply cuts to the other melees between the other Tributes, and the next we see of Katniss, she's made it into the woods and runs into Foxface. Are we supposed to assume that the girl from 2 just gave up the chase?

2) Alot of time in the first hour is spent developing the notion of the importance of "getting sponsors". Haymitch says "...things that can save your life...water, a knife, matches...only come from sponsors". Well, Katniss found water herself, and got a knife and matches in the knapsack she snatched at the Cornucopia...NOT sponsors. In fact, she never gets any sponsors. Cinna cannot be a sponsor because he asks Katniss about being told about sponsors. Yes, she gets a jar of medicinal cream for herself and for Peeta...probably came from a sponsor? But the accompanying card is signed by "H", which we must understand to be Haymitch (not a sponsor). Yes, we are shown Haymitch talking with some wealthy Capitol types just after having watched TV coverage of Katniss ministering to her leg wound...those must be sponsors. But they didn't contribute because of any effort that Katniss made...Read more ›
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